diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 86fbfb76..b2757d64 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ before_install:
 - | # quickly pass if only documentation is being updated
     if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then
       TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE="FETCH_HEAD...$TRAVIS_BRANCH"
+      git diff --name-only $TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE | grep -qvE '(\.md$)|(^(docs|examples))/' || {
+        echo "Only docs were updated, stopping build process."
+        exit
+      }
     fi
-    git diff --name-only $TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE | grep -qvE '(\.md$)|(^(docs|examples))/' || {
-      echo "Only docs were updated, stopping build process."
-      exit
-    }
 before_deploy:
   - npm run build
 env: